Now Spain wants to throw its hat in the ring and launches a campaign to attract Tesla’s first European factory.

Like Royal, the local government of Paterna near Valencia has also proposed a site for the factory. In an open letter signed by “The Spanish people”, the group tries to boast the location:

Paterna is located roughly 6 miles Northwest from Valencia, and it has just been approved to apply as one of the candidates for your factory. Let us try to explain why we believe Paterna is your best choice:

First of all, Paterna has one of the best industrial parks in Spain, with many specialized automobile industry suppliers, since Ford’s factory is already located a couple of minutes away from it. One of the first Tesla Superchargers in Spain can be found there and many worldwide renowned companies have branches in Paterna, like Schneider Electric.

Being a few miles away from Valencia means having an international airport and the most important merchant harbor of the entire Mediterranean Sea at your disposal. As you read this letter, international high speed train lines (the Mediterranean Railway Corridor project) are also being built from Valencia to other countries, such as France and Germany.

Company officials have always referred to the Fremont plant’s total capacity to be around 500,000 cars per year in the past. The new estimated capacity could slow down Tesla’s plans for more factories, but Musk was also clear that it makes more sense to build manufacturing capacity close to consumers.

The Spanish group launched a website and video campaign to grab the company’s attention: